Ambulance-automobile.



I'. E. CAMPBELL.

AMBULANCE AUTOMOBILE. APPLIOATION FILED APR.3, 1912. RENBWED JAN. 31,1914., L 9,

Patented June 2, 1914.

WWA/ESSE ATTORNEYS Manhattan,

automobile is designed is UNITE FRANK E. AM'PBELL, OF NEW YORK, Til. Y.

AMBULANCE-AUTOMOBILE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 2, 1.014

Application filed April 3, 191%, Serial No. 688,167. Renewed January 31,1914. Serial No. 815,831.

To all whom it may concern j Be it known that I, FRANK E. Gis-inmune, acitizen of thel United States, and a resident of the city of New York,borough of in the county and State of New York, have invented a new andlmprovel Ambulance-Automobile, of which the following is a full, clear,and exact description. Among the principal objects for which the presentinvention is designed are: to provide means for, at will, converting anautomobile of usual constr ction to adapt the same foremployment as anambulance; to provide an ambulance of the character nientioned, whichmay be arranged for the introduction of the stretcher or carrier for thepatient in the ambulance, without forcing the persons carrying thestretcher to step into the street; to' provide means within theautomobile whereby the stretcher and patient may be introduced sidewiseinto an automobile, and thence moved across the body to provide apassageway :for passcngrs entering from the same side of the automobile;to provide van extension to the bod;r` of tl e automobile, adapted tohold a portion of the persrui of the patient; andfto provide a shelf orrest `for' the stretcher, upon which the stretcher may be deposited, andover which the stretcher may be moved in. depositing the same within thebody of the automobile.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming` a part ofthis speciication, in which. similar' characters of refrence indicatecorresponding parts in all the views, and in which- Figure 1 is a sideelevation of the approved form of automobile ambulance, constructed andarranged in accordance with the present invention; Fig. 2 is ahorizontal lan section taken on the line 2,-2 in l? ig. 1'. Automobilesof the character indicated are employed for carrying the sich in amanner less publie than that at present involved, wherein the vordi-naryambulance for the sich is attended with more or less confusion, bustleand undesirable attention. The pub-` lie feature of the conveyance isobjectionable to many persons, and it is to overcome these objectionsthat I have provided an automobile vehicle equal in, its equipment tothe so called touring car, which is adapted yfor the introduction andwithdrawal of` a litter. Another employment for which the the carriageof substituted for the hearse of the dead, being i l .l l i l i l usualconstruction. lVit-h these purposes in view, I construct a body for anautomobile of sutlicient length to receive the litter or stretcher onwhich a patient is prone, or l alter the body construction of the usualautomobile to provide the necessary dimensions in the said body of theusual automobile. rIhe preferred form is that shown in Figs. 1 and "Z,,where it will be seen that the body 1() is elongated, to comfortablylontain a full-length stretcher or bed 11. '1C he body, as seen in the(,lrawings, is provided with an elongated side panel 12, which is hingedat the lower edge at llylll. The hinges 14C, 11i are disposed at thelower-edge of the panel 12, which, when closed in the upright position,is held :firmly by latches 15, as seen best in Fig. 1 of drawings. lnthe closed position of the panel 12, the body of the automobile is' inmost respects the same as that of lthe ordinary coach.

To mifcommodate the passage of the bed 1l when the panel 12 is let down,as shown in Fig. Q of drawings, Vl hang the door 16 on hingesI 1Tdisposed at the forward edge of the door nand door opening. It will beseen by reference to Fig. '2 of drawings, that when the door 1C isopened, a passageway is pri'ivided, coinbii'iing as it does the fullopen ing of the' door 16 and the opening ofthe panel 12. For all.ordinary purposes, the combined length of the door and panel abovementioned is sufficient. Provision is made, however, for an emergency,by constructing the body with atremovable rear panel 18. lVhen the panel18 is removed, it will be seen that the stretcher or bed l1 may berested on the panel 12 and moved lengthwise and obliquely into the bodyof the panel, the one end of the stretcher or bed being permitted 'toextend through the space normally occupied by the panel 1S. lVhen theopposite end of the stretcher has suliieient clearance to pass the door1GV and the frame therefor, the stretcher is swung to a positionparallel with the side of the body, and is then adjusted so that thepanels 19. and 18 may be closed. i

Should it prove desi able that the bed 11 shall'be shifted sidewise andlaid upon the rack or cushions on the raclt at the opposite side of thebody, this may be` done, and thecushions Vwhich have restedpreviously onthe brackets n19 may' be replaced, for the convenience ofthe passengersof the automobile.

The brackets 19 are of usual construction. It is desii'ed, however, thatthe level of the horizontal arms of the brackets 19 should be disposedapproxin'iately flush with the upper side of the panel 12, whenhorizontally extended. lVhen this is arranged as indicated, it makes aconvenient floor for the A handling of the stretcher or bed 11.

brackets 19. ll/hen the bed hasbeen shifted vto proper position in thebody, 'the panel 12 is closed. It will be noted that in this operation,one of the attendants may pass through the opening ot the door 16, toease or regulate the movement ol the stretcher. l.

When thus employing' the vehicle, the cushion is removed from thebrackets 19. lf the stretcher not used, cushions the duplicate ot thoseindicated in the drawings may replace the stretcher on the brackets 19to iorin sides.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent 1. An automobile having' a body pi'ovided with anL-shaped entrance opening, one tension of said opening being'substantiallj. parallel with the floor of said body; and a plurality ofdoors for said opening', one of said doors beine' vertically disposed tocover 'the vertical extension oi said opening', said Yt saidverhorizontal door beine' swung at the edge o tical extension remotei'roni said extension.

l l l l 2. An automobile having a body provided with an L-shapedentrance opening, one eX- tension of said opening being` vertical andthe other horizontal; a closure doei' for the vertical extension of saidopening, hinged at the edge thereof remote from said horizontalextension; and a closure door for the horizontal extension to register,when closed, with the first-mentioned door.

3. An automobile having,` a body provided with an l.shaped entranceopening, one eX- tension of said opening being vertical and the otherhorizontal; a closure door for the vertical extension of said opening,hinged at the edge thereof remote frein said horizontal extension; and aclosure door for the horizontal extension, said door being' pivotally'connected at the lower edpje thereof to fall outwardly to forni a restfor a litter when introduced into said cab body through the horizontalextension 'of said oiiening'.

l. An automobile having a eab body provided in the one side thereof withan L- shaped opening, one extension ot said openine,r being'substantially horizontal and adapted to have passed therethrough alitter; and a plurality of closure doors for said horizontal extension,one of said doors being pivotally connected to the edge 'forni ing; thevertical extension of said opening, the other of said doors being'pivotally connected to the horizontal edge of the portion ot thehorizontal extension exclusive of said vertical extension.

ln testimony whereof I have signed iny name to this speeilication in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

ljRANi E. CAMPBELL. TV1' tiiesses F. Mnnnooit, PHILIP l). RoLLHAUs.

